SBIR/STTR Research Award
Transparent Highly Oriented Films for Ballistic Protection
Award amount
$172,995Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2022Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- LAUNCHBAY LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2022-02-10
- Contract end date
- 2022-08-12
- UEI
- FKF9MJJWZDZ5
- Solicitation number
- 21.C
- Topic code
- A21C-T025
Research abstract
Oriented polymer films such as those made of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) can offer high ballistic protection at low areal densities, however, their application is limited due to low optical transmittance and clarity. Hence, in this project, LaunchBay LLC will develop manufacturing process for a novel oriented film that provides not only superior ballistic performance but also high optical transparency, making it suitable for use in visors, transparent armor and protective windows. The resulting films will be durable, easy to manufacture, and competitive to currently used ballistic fibers and fabrics in terms of cost and performance. In addition, our novel material will be superior to currently fielded transparent polymers such as polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC) and polyurethane (PU).
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Breathable, Non-Fluorinated Chemical Barrier Materials
- Stretchable Barrier Materials for CBRN Protective Clothing
- Breathable, Non-Fluorinated Chemical Barrier Materials
- High Voltage Encapsulant Material
- Cold Weather and Fluid Resistant Gasket Material
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Understanding and optimizing roll-to-roll manufacturing of high- strength, transparent polymer composite films
- Understanding and optimizing roll-to-roll manufacturing of high-strength, transparent polymer composite films
Research funding history
10 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2018–2025). Reported award amounts total $2,933,543. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense